My music seeks to explore the concepts of play, distortion and disguise, and deconstruction and reassembly through the use of the familiar, found sounds, and quotation/borrowing. I draws from my experience as an elementary music educator to delve into the concepts of exploration and curiosity when researching new sounds or compositions – the notion that every idea is valid, acceptable, explorable, and pursuable. My music is also highly influenced by my faith as a Christian and often includes quotations and borrowing from hymns and American folk music. I earned my PhD. in Music Composition at the University at Buffalo under the guidance of Dr. David Felder.
 
Previously, I studied Music Composition with Dr. James David at Colorado State University where I also earned degrees in Music Education and Trombone Performance. I completed his MA in Music Composition with a related field study in Music Theory at the University of North Texas where I primarily studied with Drs. Joseph Klein and Kirsten Broberg. I have had my compositions performed and workshopped by the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble HANATSUmirroir, the Arditti Quartet, ELISION, Ensemble Yarn|Wire, Amorsima Trio, Webber Middle School, Ralston Valley High School, and the UNT Lab Bands. My music has been performed at festivals including the Electric LaTex Festival, Charlotte New Music Fest, CEMIcircles, New Music On the Point, June in Buffalo, and International Trombone Festival. I was also a finalist in the 2021 Morton Gould Young Composer Award.
 
Currently I am working on mixing and editing a recording session with Clarinetist Michael Tumiel of "Exhale Tellurium, Abilmelech!" (2022) and analysis of handbell recordings for a future project. My research interests include theatricality and intermediality, modular structures, embodiment, improvisation and play, eclecticism, and integrativeness.

"A sense of urgency without the satisfaction of a resolution"
                          - Morgan Post